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PGT 303

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH AND

 ACTION RESEARCH

Group members:

Chew Chin Yee (122190)Chung Yu Zhi (122192)

Lim Huer Min (122206)

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– A research problem is the topic you

would like to address, investigate, or

study, whether descriptively or

experimentally.

– It is the focus or reason for engaging

in your research.

– It is typically a topic, phenomenon,

or challenge that you are interested

in and with which you are at least

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 "esear#h $rob%em

Identifythe

+esearchroblem +eview

the-iterature

pecify a+esearchurpose

/ollect

0ata

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&valuate+esearch

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A good research problem should atminimum'

1.  Address a gap".  be signi3cant enough to contributeto the existing body of research4.  be one that will lead to more

research$.  renter itself to be investigatedvia collection of data5.  be interesting to the researcherand suit his6her skills, time and

How o wrie a goo' resear#h

prob%em&

By Prof. Henry M. Bwisa

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$ steps to write a research problem'

*ep 1/onstruct a research problem by describing a

goal or desired state of a given situation,phenomenon etc. 8his will build the idealsituation !what should be, what is expected,desired%

*ep 20escribe a condition that prevents the goal,state, or value discussed in step 1 from beingachieved or reali9ed at the present time. 8his

will build the reality and establish a gap

How o wrie a goo' resear#h

prob%em&

By Prof. Henry M. Bwisa

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*ep ,/onnect steps 1 and " using a term such as:but,: :however;, :

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What are the differences between

the problems in formal research

and action research?.orma% "esear#h /#ion "esear#h$rob%ems are base'on preious resear#h

$rob%ems are base'on he resear#her

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